Israeli tour bus bears sign with logos of the Brooklyn churches that took part in a religious mission to the Middle Eastern nation this month.

Fueled by faith and brotherhood, a group of Caribbean-American pastors and congregation members recently traveled to Israel — making personal connections and strengthening ties with their Christian beliefs.

In stark contrast to the controversy surrounding America’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, politics played no part in this mission to the Holy Land.

From Jan. 8 through 16, the group, by bus, visited Nazareth, the Sea of Galilee, the Garden of Gethsemane, other holy Christian sites, and historic places “where Jesus walked.”

Pastor Gilford Monrose of the Mt. Zion Church of God (7th Day) lead the Brooklyn group along with Senior Pastor Mullery Jean-Pierre of the Bereca Baptist Church; Senior Pastor Charles Galbreath of the Clarendon Road Church and Pastor Clifton McDowell of the Church of God of East New York.

The group of more than 200 persons — ranging from teenagers to senior citizens — paid their way on the trip.

Pastor Monrose — a U.S. Virgin Island-born religious leader who is active in East Flatbush, Brooklyn community activities ranging from healthcare to the war on gun violence — helped organize this month’s mission to Israel after visiting the Middle East nation with other Caribbean religious leaders last year on a Jewish Community Relations Council of New York-sponsored trip.

Brooklyn pastors and congregation members, on recent misssion to Israel, stop at a historic site.

"They’re the ones who have been doing missions for years and they put together the trip last year which I took ten (Caribbean) pastors to Israel – they paid for it," said Monrose of the JCRC. "And then after that, we came back and said ‘we’re going’ and we paid our own way,” he said referring to this month’s Israel mission.

New York-based Rabbi Robert Kaplan, director of the Center for Community Leadership at the JCRC, was instrumental this year's and last year's Israel excursions. He joined the group for part of this month's trip.

For Evan Bernstein of the Anti-Defamation League, learning about other faiths and answering questions about Judaism were highlights of the trip.

“It was such a meaningful trip on so many levels for me,” said Bernstein, New York regional director of the ADL who travelled on the recent trip with the Caribbean American clergy and their church members. “Personally and professionally, it was just great,” he said, citing productive religious discussions with the pastors and their congregation members.

LAWSUIT FOR HAITI IMMIGRANTS

Long in the fight for the rights of African-Americans, the NAACP has taken up the cause of Haitian immigrants affected by the decision to rescind their Temporary Protective Status.

Last week, the civil rights organization filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security charging that the action discriminates against immigrants of color, in violation of the Fifth Amendment.

“Our great nation fought a civil war to establish the bedrock principle that the government may not discriminate against any person, whether citizen or non-citizen, based on that person’s race or ethnicity. The NAACP stands ready to challenge any violation of that principle, as today’s action clearly demonstrates,” said Bradford Berry, general counsel of the NAACP.

Filed by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the NAACP lawsuit claims the DHS, former Acting DHS Secretary Elaine Duke, and current DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielson took irrational and discriminatory government action, denying Haitian immigrants their right to due process and equal protection under the Fifth Amendment.

JAMAICANS FOR MILLROSE MEET

Olympic gold medalist Asafa Powell is coming to the NYRR Millrose Games on Feb. 3 and he won't be alone.

Other Jamaicans — such as middle-distance runners Natoya Goule, Simoya Campbell, Kimarra McDonald, Aisha Praught Leer; distance runner Kemoy Campbell; and Olympic champion and 110-meter hurdle world record holder Omar McLeod are in the lineup for the meet at The Armory’s New Balance Track and Field Center, at 216 Fort Washington Ave., in Manhattan's Washington Heights section.

“It’s been a good few years since I’ve run at the NYRR Millrose Games,” Powell said. “This year will be my first with it being held at the Armory. I hear the Jamaican crowd there is amazing. I’m really looking forward to putting my mark down in a building with such history.”

Sculptor and painter Otto Neals is featured in "The Art Life: Otto Neals and Emmett Wigglesworth" at the FiveMyles gallery in Brooklyn, from Feb. 10 to March 11.

The works of veteran artist Emmett Wigglesworth will be on display in "The Art Life: Otto Neals and Emmett Wigglesworth" at the FiveMyles gallery in Brooklyn, from Feb. 10 to March 11.

VETERAN ARTISTS' SHOW

“The Art Life: Otto Neals and Emmett Wigglesworth,” an exhibition featuring two masterful African-American artists, starts on Feb. 10 at the FiveMyles gallery, 558 St. Johns Place in Brooklyn, with an opening reception, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Wigglesworth — a muralist, painter, sculptor, poet and political activist — and Neals — a sculptor of bronze and marble who also paints with oil and pastels — have been active in the American art scene for 60 years. The exhibition runs through March 11.

While the Neals-Wigglesworth show occupys the main gallley at FiveMyles, the installation "(Un)obscured Echoes" by Rachel Lee Zheng will be on display at the gallery's Plus/Space, from Feb. 10 through March 11.